Distributing apparatus for conical corks



March 15 1932- E. F. DAUTEUIL DISTRIBUTING APPARATUS FOR CONICAL CORKS Filed May '15, 19:51 2 sheets-sheet la 7 \u 2 M um 6 7 MN 2 2 .M W 0 al l. 2 Y vc 2 2 2 2 5. 2 2 8a m 7 n n m im 7 3 Mar-ch 15, 1932. E. 'E DAUTEUIL 1,850,000

DISTRIBUTING APPARATUS FOR CONICAL CORKS Filed May l5, 1931 2 Sheets-She't /N veA/TZR controlled.

Patented Mar. 15, 1932 f Urrea STATES lEDO'LTARID FERNAND DAUTEUIL, 0F `S.'I.-D}E}1\TIS, FRANCE DISTRIB'UT'ING APPARATUS FOR CONICAL CORKS Application filed May 13, V1931, SeraLNo. 537,163, and., in- Germany January 29, v1929.

This invention relates to 'a distributing apparatus for conical corksvvhich is specially designed for feeding machines for corking simultaneously a number of bottles, flasks or other receptacles.

With the internal Wall of the said drumsare caused to rotate at a circumferential speed which differs at each end of the saidcorlrs with the result that they are automatically arranged one after theother With their smaller end directed towards the smallei` discharge opening of the drums to which they are -at each revolution of the drum.

This cylindrical rotating drum is mounted above hoppers. Which correspond in number with the number of the openings in the said drum and Which areeach intended to receive cork thatfalls from one of the said openings. [The hoppers communicate through ychannels with receiving spouts, each of Which discharges into the larger or entrance opening of the rotating conical drums having an inclined axis for the purpose of supplying the 4said drums with corks, Whilst each of the conical drums is provided With an overflow opening to enable the supply of corks to be In order to make the matter clear one form of construction of the apparatus for distributing conical corks accordance With the present invention Will be hereinafter described With reference tothe accompanying drawings A:

Fig. 1 is a vertical longitudinal section cor- U5 responding to the line 1 1 of Fig. -2. Y

Fig. 2 is an end view, partly in section, corresponding to the line 2-,2 of Fig. 1. ,y

`As shown inthe accompanying.drawings"'o the apparatus in accordancewith the invention'comprises substantially a4 receptacle .1` which isintended to hold the conical corks deposited in bulk into the saidy receptacle. This receptacle of which the bottom 2 is inclined has an opening 3 cut in the wall opposite to the said'bottom for the discharge of the corks, the said'opening-being controlled by avertical slide 4. f i

The discharge opening v of the receptacle'-7"o lwdelivers the corks into ahorizontal cylindrical drum 5'Which is closed at one end by a cover 6 that is keyed on a. shaft 7.` The said shaft 7* rotates in a bearing 8 on afsuit able pedestal 9, being driven, .for-example1N kby a" motoryof any kind'through a belt10 and a pulley 11.` A A 1 A single row of circular openings12 is cut ylongitudinally in the Wall of the drum 5, the diameter of the said openings being such that `the conical corks that fall by gravity in the so saiddrum can be discharged therefrom during each revolution-thereof when the roW of discharge openings 12 is in asuitableV position4 for the ejection of the said corks.

lower half of the drum 5 is mounted fin a sort of trough 13 of which the longitudinal Walls are inclined and connected together by transverse*partitionsA l111- so as to divide up the interior of the trough 13 into the same number of hoppers 15 as there arefdischarge openings 12 in the drum 5.V

As will be obviousfrom the drawings the 85 From the foregoing description it will be m understood that When the rovsr of orifices `12 is at the bottom of the drum during each revolution a cork falls through each orifice 12 into each hopper 15. f

Eachhopper is provided at its base With a ,r tube or channel 16 which places it in commu- "100 nication with a receiving spout 17 and leads into the said spout the conical corks that are distributed in succession into the corresponding hopper through the discharge opening 12 at each revolution of the feed drum 5.

The receiving spouts 17 corresponding in number to the openings 12 and the hoppers 15 are intended to feed the axially inclined conical drums 18 vwith corks, and are arranged for this purpose to discharge into the lower opening of larger diameter of the said'drums 18, whilst on the other hand they are pro vided with an overfloivopening 19 to :prevent jamming in the event of the spouts being filled toe lquickly 'by V ena'b'lin, r, the vexcess `of corks `to be discharged outside of the said spouts.

i {As will be seen from the drawings the conicaldrums 18' are supported in ballbearings 20 in a right-angled bracket 21 and are each provided with Va pulley 22 to enable them to be rotated by'means of a single belt 23 that passesover a driving @pulley 24: and over each pulley 22that is integral with each drum 18. The upper opening of each drum 18 is slightly vlarger in diameter than .the diameter fof "thelarger end of the conical corks 25 `and v:sis

discharges into a guide `vpassage 26 to which a .tube 27 is connected for the purpose of lead- Ving the corks ejected by each of the drums 18' to 'the place at which they are to be used.

.When the receptacle l'has been filled with fc'onicafl corks 'delivered in bulk therein the cylindrical drum 5 and the conical .drums 18 'are' set in motion and 'the hereinbefore-described apparatus acts'in the following man- The corks 25 whichl'fare 'guided by the inclined bottom 2 of the receptacle 1 fall into ,hopper into the corresponding receiving spout 17. When the receiving spouts contain a certain number of corks -theyare discharged in any'position into the interior of the rotatingl conicaldruins 18 through the lower open-v ing of larger diameter. `1

v 'The corks are therefore brought into contact withthe internal wall of the said drums and are yrotated on their longitudinal axis at a different circumferential velocity at each end'. Owing to this ldifference in veloci-ty the corks arrange themselves automatically one after the other in the bottom of the drums "-18 withtheir smaller end directed towards On leaving the drums -18 the corks overbalance, as show-n in Fig. 1, and fall into the `detailsma-y be modified without in any way departing from 'the invention.

Thus, for example, the apparatus hereinbcforeedescribed for the-purpose of effecting the simultaneous distribution of any number ofcorks vmightfbefapplied to the automatic distribution of a single conical .cork by employing a drum 5 "with-a single opening 12, g a single hopper 15 .and a single drum 18.

vIv claim: y

1. An apparatus for distributing, to a fcorking lor likemachine, Vconical corks with the smaller end forward, comprising, ay vconical drum having lan inclined axis and adapted to receive, in its'opening of large diameter,

'the conical. corks in bulk, means'for transmitvtingitothesaiddrum a continuous rotary movement about its axis in order to impart 'to the corks, 'by simple contact of the latter with the inner conical wall Vof the'saiddrum, a movement of rotation of .different speed at .leach Ybase and toA automatically Yobtain 'the placing in position of these corks one after the other along the lower generatrix of the drum in such a'position that vvthe said corks are directed with their Vsmaller end forward and driven towards the opening of small diameter of the drum, through which opening these corks are automatically evacuatedwith theirY smalleriend forwardin correct corking position, means connected to this outlet lopening `of the drum for leading the corks with the smaller vend forward vat the place where :they are 'to be used.

2.,An apparatus for distributing, to. a corking or like machine, lconical corks with `theV smaller end forward, comprising, a vessel containing the corks in bulk, means for controlling the issue of the -corks from the said vessel, a rotary cylindrical drum having a horizontal axis, open at one of its ends and adapted to receive the corks when they issue from the said vessel, a row of openings cut out in the said drum according to a generatrix of the latter and adapted to vensure the ejection ofthe corks at eachrevolution of the vsaid drum, rotary conical drums having an inclined axis and adapted to receive, in their opening of'larg'e diameter, the corks ejected by the perforated cylindrical drum, means interposed between this perforated cylindrical drum andv the rotary` conical drums having an inclined axis and adapted to lead in the latter the corks ejected by the said cylindrical drum. y

3. An apparatus for distributing, to a corking or like machin'eiconica'l 'cork's with their small vend forward, comprising, a vessel containing the corks to be distributed discharged in bulk in the said vessel, an inclined bottom closing this vessel and adapted to guide the corks towards an outlet orifice, a trap door controlling the section of this orifice and consequently the issue of the corks, a rotary cylindrical drum having a horizontal axis, open at one of its ends and adapted to receive the corks when they issue from the said vessel, a row of openings cut out in the said drum according to a generatrix of the latter and adapted to ensure the ejection of the corks at each revolution of the said drum, rotary conical drums having an inclined axis and adapted to receive, in their opening of large diameter, the corks ejected by the perforated cylindrical drum, means interposed between this perforated cylindrical drum and the rotary conical drums having an inclined axis and adapted to lead in the latter the corks ejected by the said cylindrical drum.

4. An apparatus for distributing, to a corling or like machine, conical corks with heir small end forward, comprising, a ves-l sel containing the corks to be distributed discharged in bulk in the said vessel, an inclined bottom closing this vessel and adapted to guide the corks towards an outlet orifice, a trap door controlling the section of this orifice and consequently the issue of the corks, a rotary cylindrical drum having a horizontal axis, open at one of its ends and adapted to receive the corks when they issue from the said vessel, a row of openings cut out in the said drum according to a generatrix of the latter and adapted to ensure the ejection of the corks at each revolution of the said drum, rotary conical drums having an inclined axis and adapted to receive, in their opening of large diameter, the corks ejected by the perforated cylindrical drum, hoppers interposed between this perforated cylindrical drum and the rotary conical drums having an inclined axis, and adapted to collect the corks falling from the openings of the cylindrical drum and to lead these corks in the rotary conical drum's.

The foregoing specification of my Dis tributing apparatus for conical corks, signed by me this 2nd day of May, 1931.

EDOUARD FERNAND DAUTEUIL. 

